Bay Shore home damaged, kittens die in fire, official says

A fire inside a Bay Shore residence early Sunday, June 18, 2017, led to the deaths of at least four kittens and left the home with "severe damage," officials said. Firefighters responded at about 1:15 a.m. to the house fire on Perkal Street, which Bay Shore Fire Chief Ed Kunz said had consumed the entire front of the single-story home. (Credit: Stringer News Service)

Kunz didn’t have any information about the whereabouts of the home’s residents.

Responders rescued at least three kittens from the burning home, he said.

The fire was under control about 45 minutes to an hour after firefighters arrived, and responders remained at the scene until about 3 a.m., Kunz said. A Dodge Charger parked in the driveway also caught fire, he said.

Suffolk County police’s arson unit and the Islip Town fire marshals are investigating the fire’s cause and will have a report in about a week, he said.